Bokaro police headed by officer in-charge of Bokaro Thermal P.S. RajKumar Yadav and Nawadih P.S. In-charge Deepak Kumar conducted raids in Nawadih to curb illegal smuggling of coal.
It is suspected that coal smugglers had already got wind of the Tuesday night raid as the road to Naxal–infested lugubad village was strewn with nails.
Nearly 18 tonnes of illegal coal loaded in three tractors were seized near forest area of lugubad village. However, the coal smugglers managed to flee .Police also seized one motorcycle from the spot.
According to sources smuggling of illegal coal is rampant in several village of Nawadih block allegedly in connivance with local police. However over a dozen traders of area feel that such raid only served to enhance police commission .They predicted that vthe situation would back to normal in a day or two.
Officer in charge RajKumar Yadav said that the operation is continued following the directive of Bokaro superintendent of police Kuldip Deiwedi. Sources said that nearly 500 villagers of Nawadih block engaged in this illegal extraction of coal from the abounded mines of CCl and private mines. The extraction is done san any safety measure.
On average 10 15 trucks of illegal coal is being stolen from here every day. About 200 to 400 cyclists gather early morning at around 3am at different private and abounded mines to carry the extraction coal.